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Where does $170,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $170,000 is higher than 89% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 44,093 were paid more — and roughly 39% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
89thHigher than 89% of the list
Paid more
44,093of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
359,5601,269 within the same $1,000
Provincial median
$122,262salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · all of Ontario
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $170,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 89th | 44,093 | 359,560 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 94th | 609 | 10,287 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 85th | 2,858 | 16,162 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 10th | 640+ | 80+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 75th | 180+ | 600+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 82nd | 6,306 | 29,392 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 95th | 3,876 | 70,816 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 90th | 8,652 | 83,485 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 60th | 4,201 | 6,364 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 87th | 2,007 | 13,667 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 97th | 2,720 | 109,730 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 85th | 10+ | 160+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 61st | 12,013 | 18,794 | $151,306 |
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Method. Percentiles are computed on salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits) for every record on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, in $1,000 bands. The list only includes public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more, so a rank here is a rank among the top of the public sector — not among all Ontario workers, and not among private-sector pay. “Paid more” counts people paid at least $1,000 above $170,000. Counts under five are shown as “<5”, and whenever one figure is that small the others are rounded down (“404,910+”) so it cannot be recovered by subtraction. Nobody is named on this page.